Monthly Archives: August 2015

Note: This story originally published on TheBlot.com April 9, 2015. While attending Oregon State University last October, Kendra Sunderland made a name for herself. But it wasn’t for being a stellar student or a knockout sports star. Instead, the pretty, perky and amiable … Continue reading →

Note: This story originally published on TheBlot.com on Aug. 25, 2015. There is a term in Japanese called waku waku which means “dream-like excitement.” That dreamy feeling is going to come to life this weekend at several locations in Brooklyn during the inaugural Waku Waku +NYC … Continue reading →

Ninety-five years ago today, one of my favorite writers, Charles Bukowski, was born in Germany. Time called him the “laureate of American lowlife” in 1986, and I don’t think there could be a more vivid or fitting description of my beloved … Continue reading →

I find that some of my greatest inspiration comes in the dark of night, so this quote from fellow June 10 baby Saul Bellow is pretty much spot-on for me. “You never have to change anything you got up in … Continue reading →